Sharon Eng’s Music Biography
Dr. Sharon Eng is a seasoned international strings educator, clinician, chamber recitalist and conductor. She has performed world premieres of solo viola works and has appeared as guest soloist, chamber musician and master class clinician in 11 countries on six continents. She completed her Bachelor and Master degrees in viola performance at the Juilliard School where she was a five-year honors scholarship student of William Lincer and Paul Doktor.
She is co-founder of Classical Nuances, a unique trio comprised of piano, oboe and viola that has performed throughout Asia, Australia, and parts of North America, Europe and the Middle East. A number of composers have written music for her, including renowned Indonesian composer, Mrs. Trisutji Kamal, who has written three solo viola works and two sonatas for viola and piano, which have enjoyed performances throughout the world where they have garnered critical acclaim by audiences and press alike.
During her tenure since1996 as Head of String Studies at Jakarta International School (JIS) where 250 string students are enrolled from Grade 3 through College-preparatory level, she has conducted two flagship string orchestras --the JIS Sinfonia and the JIS Symphonic Strings in performances to thousands of appreciative music lovers around the world—Bangkok, Budapest, London, Manila, Salzburg, Shanghai, Rome, Vienna and other cities.
Her long career as violist encompasses opera, orchestra, recordings, contemporary music, chamber music, and solo engagements, including contracts with the American Ballet Theatre, New York City Opera, Kennedy Center Orchestra, Washington 20th Century Consort, and the Bennington Vermont Contemporary Music Forum. She has performed solo viola and with orchestras at the Athens Opera House; Queensland Conservatory of Music in Brisbane, Australia; New York Lincoln Center; Seoul, Korea Performing Arts Complex; and Washington, D.C.’s National Cathedral among many of the world's stages. Dr. Eng currently serves as advisor to a number of Indonesian arts and educational institutions including the JakArt International Festival Committee, University Pelita Harapan, and Yayasan Music International.
Dr. Eng also holds a Ph.D. in business and management focusing on nonprofit organizational studies from the University of South Australia.
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